Bus Crash Highlights Lagging Safety Standards April 14, 2014 By JOAN LOWY Safety standards to make large buses easier for passengers to escape after a crash have not been adopted 15 years...
NTSB Says New York Ferry Captain’s Error Led to 2013 Crash April 10, 2014 By MICHAEL R. SISAK A captain’s error, compounded by confusing controls and lax safety regulations, led to the January 2013 ferry crash that injured...
Minnesota Helicopter Crash Cause Unknown March 28, 2014 The National Transportation Safety Board is unable to determine why a helicopter crashed in a St. Paul, Minn., suburb last...
NTSB Holds Cruise Ship Safety Hearing March 26, 2014 The National Transportation Safety Board is holding a two-day hearing on passenger safety and emergency response aboard cruise ships. The...
Gas Pipe Leak Found Near New York City Building Blast March 19, 2014 By Jim Polson and Mark Chediak Federal safety investigators found a leak on a natural gas pipeline next to a New York City building destroyed in...
Oil Rail Tanker Cars Deemed ‘Unacceptable’ By NTSB February 28, 2014 By JOAN LOWY Rail tank cars being used to ship crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken region are an “unacceptable public risk,” and...
NTSB Releases Alaska State Trooper Helicopter Crash Documents February 5, 2014 The National Transportation Safety Board has released interviews and other information collected as part of its investigation into the fatal...
Low Airspeed Blamed for 2012 Crash in Oregon December 10, 2013 The National Transportation Safety Board says a plane crash that killed four people near Veneta, Ore., in 2012 was likely...
Bus Safety Hazards Found Overlooked by U.S. Until Deaths November 8, 2013 By Jeff Plungis U.S. bus regulators are overlooking or not catching serious safety hazards before fatal crashes and need to change their auditing...
NTSB Faults Parade Plans in Fatal Texas Train Collision November 7, 2013 By JOAN LOWY The lack of safety planning by parade organizers and the city of Midland, Texas, was faulted by federal investigators Tuesday...